Elevation of Reno
4,505ft
above sea level · 1,373 m
Reno is a city in Nevada with 283,621 people, the 4th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 5th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 39.53° N · 119.81° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 31′ 47″ N · 119° 48′ 50″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 11S · 258,156 E · 4,379,335 N
- Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 283,621 people
- 109 sq mi of land · 2,595 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from August 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Reno had 283,621 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 7.4% more than in April 2020, when it had 264,151. Its 109 sq mi of land work out to 2,595 people/sq mi; the state average is 30 people/sq mi.
It’s the 4th most populous of the 132 places the Census counts in Nevada (cities, towns and CDPs), after Las Vegas (679,817), and holds 8.6% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Washoe County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.3 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Reno sits at 4,505 ft (1,373 m) above sea level. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft). The average is 858 ft: Reno is 3,647 ft above it.
The state capital, Carson City, is 25 mi away in a straight line and 175 ft higher than Reno.
Of the 5 cities in Nevada with a page, Reno is the 2nd highest. The others are Carson City (4,680 ft), Las Vegas (1,996 ft), Henderson (1,869 ft), and North Las Vegas (1,858 ft).
The highest point in Nevada is Boundary Peak, at 13,140 ft according to the USGS: 8,635 ft above Reno, 141 mi away in a straight line.
- 5 Reno 4,505 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Reno.
What is the elevation of Reno?
Reno is 4,505 feet (1,373 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.
What are the coordinates of Reno?
Latitude 39.52963 and longitude -119.81380, in decimal degrees (39° 31′ 47″ N · 119° 48′ 50″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 258,156 E and 4,379,335 N, on NAD83.
How does Reno rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 5th highest of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people. The highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft).
What county is Reno in?
Washoe County, Nevada.
Which is higher, Reno or Carson City?
Carson City. Reno sits at 4,505 ft and Carson City at 4,680 ft: a difference of 175 ft, 25 mi apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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